Anatomy
brunner gland
Subclass of:
Duodenum
Definitions related to brunner glands:
  • (gland, brunner's) A compound tubular gland located in the submucosa of the proximal part of the duodenum.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • The abundant submucosal mucous glands in the DUODENUM. These glands secrete BICARBONATE IONS; GLYCOPROTEINS; and PEPSINOGEN II.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (brunner's gland) Compound, tubular, submucosal glands located in the duodenum proximal to the sphincter of Oddi; these glands produce alkaline-rich secretions that function to both protect the duodenum from the acidic content of the stomach and to enable intestinal enzymes to activate, thus enabling absorption to start.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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